{"id":1411427,"date":"2022-03-30T20:00:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T00:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1411427"},"modified":"2022-03-30T20:01:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T00:01:03","slug":"chris-rock-readies-for-first-show-since-will-smith-attack-as-comedy-clubs-reassess-security-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-rock-readies-for-first-show-since-will-smith-attack-as-comedy-clubs-reassess-security-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Rock Readies for First Show Since Will Smith Attack as Comedy Clubs Reassess Security Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchris-rock-readies-for-first-show-since-will-smith-attack-as-comedy-clubs-reassess-security-measures%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1411427&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">BOSTON (AP) \u2014 Comedian Chris Rock is performing in public Wednesday for the first time since Oscar-winning actor Will Smith slapped him for a joke about Smith\u2019s wife during the Academy Awards show.<\/p>\n<p>Rock\u2019s first set begins at 7:30 p.m. in Boston. The performance comes just three days after <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-oscars-show-9a69424884de11649b68a12a284353a1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Smith slapped Rock on the Oscars stage<\/a>, stunning the crowd at the 94th Academy Awards and those watching at home.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Rock had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s buzzed haircut. Pinkett Smith has spoken publicly about her diagnosis of <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/oscars-ketanji-brown-jackson-chris-rock-jada-pinkett-smith-entertainment-50d64fce67fe685519c91a6565f5fbf9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">alopecia, which can cause baldness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJada, I love you. \u2018G.I. Jane 2,\u2019 can\u2019t wait to see it,\u201d Rock said while presenting an award, comparing Pinkett Smith to Demi Moore\u2019s \u201cG.I. Jane\u201d character, who had a buzz cut in the 1997 film.<\/p>\n<p>Smith promptly stood up from his seat at the front of the venue and took to the stage, slapping Rock across the face before sitting back down and yelling at Rock to keep his wife\u2019s name out of his mouth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>***LANGUAGE WARNING***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This type of thuggish behavior has no place in civilized society. Will Smith needs to be charged for assault. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MydlQBTqBT\">pic.twitter.com\/MydlQBTqBT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACTBrigitte\/status\/1508294636670009344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-oscars-will-smith-chris-rock-confrontation-f90b206e1032b9889c28c3a3deee59ce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Within an hour, Smith won best actor<\/a>, receiving a standing ovation. During his five-minute acceptance speech, Smith talked about defending his family and apologized to the academy. A day later, <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/chris-rock-will-smith-academy-condemnation-a19008f7e102a20b4de043f7e9739daf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Smith issued an apology to the comedian<\/a>, to the academy and to viewers at home, saying he was \u201cout of line\u201d and that his actions are \u201cnot indicative of the man I want to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20458766\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/03\/image-10-2.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>ABC\/Screenshot<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences condemned Smith striking Rock and said it would launch an inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>After calling a board of governors meeting Monday to discuss the confrontation, the film academy said it will review Smith\u2019s actions and \u201cwill explore further action and consequences in accordance with our bylaws, standards of conduct and California law.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Los Angeles Police Department said Sunday it was aware of what happened but was not pursuing an investigation because the person involved declined to file a police report.<\/p>\n<p>Pinkett Smith responded Tuesday with a graphic on Instagram that read: \u201cThis is a season of healing and I\u2019m here for it.\u201d She offered no further comment.<\/p>\n<p>This was not the first time that Rock had made a joke at Pinkett Smith\u2019s expense. When he hosted the 2016 Oscars, some people boycotted the ceremony over the #OscarsSoWhite group of nominees, including the Smiths. Said Rock then: \u201cJada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna\u2019s panties. I wasn\u2019t invited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some academy members, like writer-producer Marshall Herskovitz, called for the academy to take disciplinary action against Smith.<\/p>\n<p>The Screen Actors Guild also weighed in. The film, television and radio union called the confrontation \u201cunacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some also questioned the decision to allow Smith to continue sitting front and center after smacking Rock. Several stars rushed to counsel and calm Smith, including Denzel Washington, Bradley Cooper and Tyler Perry.<\/p>\n<p>The drama overshadowed some historical wins at an Oscars. The deaf family drama \u201cCODA\u201d became the first film with a largely deaf cast to win best picture. For the first time, a streaming service, Apple TV+, took Hollywood\u2019s top honor, signaling a profound shift in Hollywood and in moviegoing. Wins for <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-oscars-best-supporting-actress-winner-f875a01a9ec34ec1198fd87d7cc0b979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Ariana DeBose of \u201cWest Side Story,\u201d<\/a><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-best-supporting-actor-winner-4baeddf081e70ca0db414c4a50c4fbe7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Troy Kotsur of \u201cCODA\u201d<\/a> and <a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-oscars-best-director-winner-744abe46744ceb4180ce6ffb4210453e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Jane Campion, director of \u201cThe Power of the Dog,\u201d <\/a>all had made history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOSTON (AP) \u2014 Comedian Chris Rock is performing in public Wednesday for the first time since Oscar-winning actor Will Smith slapped him for a joke about Smith\u2019s wife during the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1411427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1411427"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1411427\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1411427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1411427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1411427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}